Co-Creating an Equitable Crisis Care Continuum to Reduce Stigma

• By: Sa'uda K. Dunlap, LCSW Johnell Lawrence Vibrant Emotional Health
• April 18th, 2023
• 988, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, behavioral health crisis, communities of color, crisis care continuum, diversity equity inclusion and belonging, mental health stigma, public health crises, racism, social determinants of health, Spring 2023 Issue, stigma, stigma reduction, wellness
• 118    0

People are in pain. We are experiencing an onslaught of public health crises that is affecting our overall functioning. The fierce urgency of now to collectively move us to a space of wellness is imperative to our quality of life. The current crisis care continuum is not designed to meet the needs...

The NYSPA Report: The Launch of 988 and Crisis Stabilization Centers Are Among New Efforts in NYS to Help Loved Ones and Family Members

• By: Jamie Papapetros NY State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA)
• January 17th, 2023
• 988, crisis counselor, crisis stabilization center, family, Winter 2023 Issue
• 410    0

New York State has undertaken significant new efforts in 2022 to continue building a comprehensive crisis response system to help meet the needs of New Yorkers living with a mental illness and their families, including launch of the 988 crisis line and establishment of supportive and intensive...

You Don’t Have to Do this Alone: 988 Lifeline Offers Support for Loved Ones Concerned About Suicide

• By: Angela Jacobs, LCSW St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester
• January 17th, 2023
• 988, family, myths, suicide, suicide risk, warning signs, Winter 2023 Issue
• 158    0

At a recent fund-raising event I attended for St. Vincent’s, CNN correspondent Randi Kaye was honored for her efforts to promote suicide prevention. In her acceptance remarks, she spoke about her family’s shock, disbelief and unanswered questions when her father died by suicide. She...

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Playing a Vital Role in Building a Crisis Care Continuum

• By: Susan Smyre Haire Vibrant Emotional Health
• October 11th, 2022
• 988, crisis care, emotional support, Fall 2022 Issue, funding, hope, mental health access, mental health safety net, Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
• 849    1

Ease of access to crisis care and a lack of funds to sustain operations of local, backup, and specialized crisis centers have long posed tremendous challenges to our behavioral health system. But on July 16, 2022, the nation went some way towards addressing that with the transition to the new, easy...

Innovative Programs are Transforming New York State’s Behavioral Healthcare System

• By: Ann Sullivan, MD NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• October 11th, 2022
• 988, access to care, children, community-based treatment, crisis care, Fall 2022 Issue, families, healthcare disparities, innovation, mental health, prevention, wellness, workforce shortage
• 700    0

As we recover from the COVID Pandemic, we must look forward to the future and the critical issues our behavioral health care system will need to address. We know that over 40% of New Yorkers will have a mental health impact from this pandemic and we are seeing over twice the number of our youth...

988 Suicide Lifeline Expected in July 2022 Thanks to SAMHSA Grant

• By: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• July 2nd, 2021
• 988, lifeline, mental health, substance abuse, suicide, suicide prevention, Summer 2021 Issue
• 924    1

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced Vibrant Emotional Health (Vibrant) will be the administrators of the new 988 dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Lifeline). A pair of the agency’s grants, totaling $48 million and...